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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
</tr>
</thead>
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<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      67,254</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      15,061</td>
<td class="r data">      10,706</td>
<td class="r data">         226</td>
<td class="r data">      41,191</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">    61.2</td>
<td class="r data">    79.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      77,214</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      17,043</td>
<td class="r data">      11,929</td>
<td class="r data">         244</td>
<td class="r data">      47,919</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">    62.1</td>
<td class="r data">    79.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      85,173</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      19,167</td>
<td class="r data">      13,651</td>
<td class="r data">         407</td>
<td class="r data">      51,860</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">    60.9</td>
<td class="r data">    78.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      87,027</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">      19,738</td>
<td class="r data">      14,578</td>
<td class="r data">         390</td>
<td class="r data">      52,139</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
<td class="r data">    77.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      89,987</td>
<td class="r data">         106</td>
<td class="r data">      21,698</td>
<td class="r data">      15,580</td>
<td class="r data">         529</td>
<td class="r data">      51,958</td>
<td class="r data">         116</td>
<td class="r data">    57.8</td>
<td class="r data">    76.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      88,941</td>
<td class="r data">         219</td>
<td class="r data">      21,235</td>
<td class="r data">      16,151</td>
<td class="r data">         581</td>
<td class="r data">      50,633</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
<td class="r data">    75.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      88,665</td>
<td class="r data">         454</td>
<td class="r data">      21,175</td>
<td class="r data">      16,587</td>
<td class="r data">         677</td>
<td class="r data">      49,661</td>
<td class="r data">         111</td>
<td class="r data">    56.3</td>
<td class="r data">    74.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      84,153</td>
<td class="r data">       1,915</td>
<td class="r data">      20,822</td>
<td class="r data">      15,196</td>
<td class="r data">         766</td>
<td class="r data">      45,328</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">    55.1</td>
<td class="r data">    74.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      81,628</td>
<td class="r data">       7,410</td>
<td class="r data">      20,906</td>
<td class="r data">      13,064</td>
<td class="r data">         840</td>
<td class="r data">      39,286</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">    52.9</td>
<td class="r data">    73.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      76,188</td>
<td class="r data">      10,435</td>
<td class="r data">      20,172</td>
<td class="r data">      11,714</td>
<td class="r data">         938</td>
<td class="r data">      32,812</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">    49.9</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      63,037</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      14,912</td>
<td class="r data">      10,002</td>
<td class="r data">         222</td>
<td class="r data">      37,835</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
<td class="r data">    78.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      72,936</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      16,854</td>
<td class="r data">      11,217</td>
<td class="r data">         239</td>
<td class="r data">      44,552</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">    61.1</td>
<td class="r data">    79.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      80,411</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,916</td>
<td class="r data">      12,755</td>
<td class="r data">         398</td>
<td class="r data">      48,257</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
<td class="r data">    78.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      82,391</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">      19,484</td>
<td class="r data">      13,845</td>
<td class="r data">         380</td>
<td class="r data">      48,507</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">    58.9</td>
<td class="r data">    77.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      84,863</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">      21,252</td>
<td class="r data">      14,798</td>
<td class="r data">         507</td>
<td class="r data">      48,094</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">    56.7</td>
<td class="r data">    75.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      83,809</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">      20,838</td>
<td class="r data">      15,286</td>
<td class="r data">         557</td>
<td class="r data">      46,799</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">    56.0</td>
<td class="r data">    74.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      83,539</td>
<td class="r data">         442</td>
<td class="r data">      20,828</td>
<td class="r data">      15,780</td>
<td class="r data">         651</td>
<td class="r data">      45,733</td>
<td class="r data">         105</td>
<td class="r data">    55.0</td>
<td class="r data">    73.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      79,066</td>
<td class="r data">       1,864</td>
<td class="r data">      20,473</td>
<td class="r data">      14,419</td>
<td class="r data">         738</td>
<td class="r data">      41,447</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">    53.7</td>
<td class="r data">    73.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      76,764</td>
<td class="r data">       7,241</td>
<td class="r data">      20,576</td>
<td class="r data">      12,366</td>
<td class="r data">         803</td>
<td class="r data">      35,660</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">    51.3</td>
<td class="r data">    73.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      71,606</td>
<td class="r data">      10,184</td>
<td class="r data">      19,809</td>
<td class="r data">      11,090</td>
<td class="r data">         894</td>
<td class="r data">      29,513</td>
<td class="r data">         116</td>
<td class="r data">    48.0</td>
<td class="r data">    71.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       4,079</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         130</td>
<td class="r data">         661</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,281</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    80.4</td>
<td class="r data">    83.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       4,149</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         174</td>
<td class="r data">         658</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,307</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    79.7</td>
<td class="r data">    83.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       4,558</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">         819</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       3,513</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    77.1</td>
<td class="r data">    80.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       4,451</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         212</td>
<td class="r data">         676</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">       3,550</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    79.8</td>
<td class="r data">    83.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       4,762</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         341</td>
<td class="r data">         719</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">       3,671</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    77.1</td>
<td class="r data">    83.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       4,780</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         308</td>
<td class="r data">         817</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">       3,621</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    75.8</td>
<td class="r data">    81.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       4,719</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         257</td>
<td class="r data">         741</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">       3,678</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    78.1</td>
<td class="r data">    82.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       4,653</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">         270</td>
<td class="r data">         725</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       3,584</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    77.8</td>
<td class="r data">    82.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       4,488</td>
<td class="r data">         158</td>
<td class="r data">         225</td>
<td class="r data">         656</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">       3,412</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    78.8</td>
<td class="r data">    83.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       4,245</td>
<td class="r data">         244</td>
<td class="r data">         298</td>
<td class="r data">         578</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       3,084</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    77.1</td>
<td class="r data">    83.3</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         138</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    54.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         129</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    46.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         204</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          77</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    44.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         185</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    44.3</td>
<td class="r data">    58.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         362</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         105</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         193</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    53.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         352</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          89</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         213</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    60.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         407</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         250</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    61.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         434</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         297</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    68.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         376</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         105</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         214</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    58.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         337</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    65.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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